In this live video I’m sharing how you can plan your presentation to improve the chances your audience will listen to and care about your message. I’m expanding on the article I wrote here. I talk about a couple of other fun things too! Make sure that you’re following me on Blab so you know […]

If you have ever been to a presentation skills workshop, you likely practiced with video. Whether you liked being video recorded or not, video can be a powerful tool for learning and improvement, if you use it correctly. Here, I want to give you some ideas for using that video for the maximum learning value. […]

Onboarding. It’s that very corporate sounding work for what used to be called New Employee Orientation. If you work in a large organization, your HR department likely has created a process for doing this – and while the depth and success of these efforts may vary widely, chances are your process is helpful. Let me […]

Today’s quotation comes from this past year’s Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year and perhaps a person everyone will think about or hear about at some point in the next week. Peyton Manning is one of the greatest quarterbacks ever, and perhaps this quotation gives us a small insight as to why that is. While […]

By Steve Yastrow The premise is simple. People are persuaded or make decisions based on their reasons, not yours. And so our completely preplanned, preprogrammed, and scripted presentations won’t work. Whether you are a sales person, leader, business owner or parent, you are “pitching” your ideas to others every day, and this easy to follow […]